In the catcoin community I saw people making windows and mac binaries, so I ended up making for Ubuntu too.
Almost everyone on Windows is using a binary that someone else compiled for all their coins, not just Unobtanium. I think it's fine to post a binary as long as the source is available too. Let people make their own minds up about who they trust.
I have to respectfully disagree on this one. This again demonstrates the pure lack of leadership that permeates the UNO community right now. The point is that arturf should not have to compile binaries for Ubuntu. He stepped up and did so because he recognized the vacuum of leadership in the UNO community. All I am saying is that before you start distributing binaries, you have to prove that you are trustworthy. This principle has been proven time and time again
:On Distributed BinariesUbuntu is one of the most popular Linux distros out there. If the creator of UNO really wanted the coin to succeed, he should have taken the time to compile an Ubuntu binary. The creator of the coin should be THE trusted definitive source, and he SHOULD be providing leadership. Instead, he is nowhere to be found. There are at least two dozen comments on this thread that people are having a hard time connecting to peers, and the creator of UNO is completely silent. He is either unwilling to lead, or he does not know how to lead.
I'm sure that you saw what just happened with Dogecoin: an online Dodecoin wallet got hacked. However, the ABC news headline read: "Bitcoin Alternative 'Dogecoin' Hacked, 21 Million Coins Stolen". If someone distributes a hacked UNO binary and steals thousands of UNO, ALL of us will be affected when the price of UNO plummets to zero. Best practices are best practices. If
anyone a trusted person distributes binaries, they should provide a checksum so that people can verify that the program has not been maliciously changed....period. Before binaries are distributed..the person providing them should be tested to ensure that they are trustworthy...period.
I cannot just sit back, see something done that is wrong, and not say anything. As a leader, I feel compelled to say something. That is what we need more of in the UNO community. UNO dropped to 0.0055 on Cryptsy tonight, and it will continue to drop until SOMEONE shows that they are in charge. That someone cannot be me (I don't have the skills or the time), but I WILL demonstrate to others HOW TO LEAD.